Cognitive Psychology Questions

Henry Gustav Molaison, widely known as H.M., was unable to form new declarative memories. He suffered from what psychologists call _____ amnesia

Early studies of the capacity of short-term memory suggested that most people could remember approximately ___ bits of information

Chantal is very afraid of clowns, no doubt because she was frightened by one when she was very young. Chantal's memories of that fearful encounter are likely to be associated with

In Hermann Ebbinghaus' classic study on memory and the forgetting curve, how long after learning the list did most forgetting happen

Felisha can recall with great detail the day of her wedding and all that occurred. What might psychologists say about these particular flashbulb memories?

Shantel spent a year living abroad in Spain. During that time, her ability to read and speak Spanish grew tremendously. However, now, two years later, Shantel feels she can no longer travel there because she can barely remember a thing. Her problem is most likely due to:

What concept suggests that the best place to study for your psychology final to ensure good retrieval of concepts is your psychology classroom?

Collin is asked to repeat what his mother just told him. He says he "forgot" but in reality Collin wasn't paying attention to his mother at all. This is an example of the _______________ explanation of forgetting.

Brenda has been able to tie her shoes since she was 4 but now finds it difficult to explain to her baby brother how to tie his shoes but she can easily demonstrate it for him. Brenda's memory for shoe-tying is best characterized as a ______ memory.

When you take your final exam in your psychology class, what type of memory will you most certainly need to access to answer each question?

How many things can short-term memory hold?

Nature versus Nurture: How do behavior geneticists study the effects of genes versus the environment? What studies do they use?

Encoding that requires attention and concerted effort.

Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare (declarative memory).

Primary area where skills, knowledge, and experiences are stored.

Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings.

The process of processing many different aspects of a problem simultaneously; automatic and contrasts with serial and conscious problem solving.

Encodes semantically, based on the meaning of the word; tends to yield the best retention.

Retention independent of conscious recollection.

The measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier.